The Purdue faithful show their support for Tyler Trent as the Boilermakers pull away from Ohio State in the fourth quarter Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Ross-Ade Stadium. Trent, a Purdue student, is battling a rare form of bone cancer. Purdue upset the No. 2 ranked Buckeyes 49-20. John Terhune/Journal & Courier

The jumbo tron features Purdue student Tyler Trent as he encourages the fans to stand up and shout at the end of the third quarter as Purdue battles Ohio State Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Ross-Ade Stadium. Trent is battling a rare form of bone cancer. Purdue upset the No. 2 ranked Buckeyes 49-20. John Terhune/Journal & Courier

Players from Central Catholic and Lafayette Jeff pose a group photo with Tyler Trent before playing to Spike Out Cancer Tuesday, September 4, 2018, in Lafayette. Trent is a sophomore at Purdue battling cancer. CC defeated Jeff 25-14, 25-17, 25-13. John Terhune/Journal & Courier,

Already famous at Purdue and in Central Indiana, Tyler Trent captured the attention of Vice President Mike Pence this month and went international on Saturday evening.

After he appeared at the Purdue-Ohio State game and predicted the Boilermakers' stunning victory over the Buckeyes, after a longtime anti-IU chant was changed to an anti-cancer chant, well, word just got out.

If you haven’t yet heard of Tyler Trent, here’s what you need to know about 20-year-old Purdue student from Carmel, Indiana.

Tyler discovered he had terminal bone cancer from broken arm

Tyler learned he had bone cancer in high school, when his arm snapped as he played ultimate Frisbee. In 2014, his right arm was removed from elbow to shoulder and replaced with titanium. Three years later, cancer was found in his pelvis, and his right hip was replaced.

He is using his cancer diagnosis to help others

He formed an organization, Teens With a Cause, that recruits kids to do service projects for families affected by cancer – things like mowing the lawn, raking leaves, shoveling snow.

Riley Hospital nicknamed his aggressive cancer

Cancer researchers at Riley Hospital for Children took cells from Tyler’s tumor because it has been so aggressive and relentless. They named the sample TT-2, for “T-squared,” which is sort of his nickname. He’s hopeful that his tumor will lead to a breakthrough against bone cancer.

Tyler answers the phone.“Tyler?” says the voice on the other end. “It’s Mike.”Mike who, Tyler asks.“Mike Pence.”It’s been like that. https://t.co/lACMFAILRz via @usatoday

He is a Purdue football superfan

Tyler and a friend from Carmel first captured attention as Purdue superfans in September 2017, when they camped out to be first in line for the Purdue-Michigan football game. Purdue fans camp out for basketball – not football, Lafayette Courier and Journal columnist Mike Carmin notes. Tyler and friend Josh Seals, also of Carmel, were in the only tent there.

Tyler Trent, left, and Josh Seals camped out on the Friday night before the 2017 Purdue-Michigan game at Ross-Ade Stadium.(Photo: Mike Carmin/Journal & Courier)

Cancer sucks more than IU

On Saturday, in honor of Tyler, Purdue fans dropped their omnipresent “IU sucks” chant, which is belted out during every game no matter whom Purdue is playing. Saturday, the crowd chanted “Cancer sucks” instead.

He called Purdue's win over Ohio State (with a sense of humor)

Tyler had confidently predicted a Boilermaker victory over Ohio State. He later tweeted: “For those wondering – I have no idea what the winning Powerball numbers are.”

He is amazingly positive in cancer battle

Tyler shared his philosophy on life and cancer with the Purdue Exponent: “Just realizing that whatever happens because of this, it’s going to come out for good, whether I see that now or not.”

Purdue winning football games helps, too. He told the Courier Journal’s Carmin: "As long as they're winning, there's extra joy in that.”